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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Ricki Barlow introduces Berkley Square Neighborhood President Ruth D'Hondt at the banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013.
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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Ruth D'Hondt, president of the Berkley Square neighborhood association, speaks at the banner unveling event, February 9, 2013.
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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Official unveiling of "Dream Come True" banner in the Berkley Square Historic District of Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.
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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Official unveiling of "Dream Come True" banner in the Berkley Square Historic District of Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.
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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Official unveiling of "Dream Come True" banner in the Berkley Square Historic District of Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.
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Photograph at Berkley Square Historic District banner unveiling event, February 9, 2013
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Archival Collection
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Official unveiling of "Dream Come True" banner in the Berkley Square Historic District of Las Vegas, February 9, 2013.
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Mary Carol Melton interview, March 5, 1981: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On March 5, 1981, collector Kathy Ricks interviewed Mary Carol Melton (b. April 4th, 1900 in Rockville, Missouri) about her life in Nevada and the development of the United Methodist Church in Las Vegas. Melton speaks about moving to Las Vegas, Nevada because of her husband’s health, her time working with attorney offices and in the Las Vegas Courthouse, and the different homes in which her family lived. Moreover, Melton talks extensively about starting the first Sunday school in North Las Vegas in a garage as well as the church she and her husband built. Melton discusses the programs and minstrels performed in the church, the crafts sold to make money for the church and the organ they purchased. Lastly, Melton talks about going to the Hoover Dam nearly every week to see new developments, her participation in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and watching the above ground atomic tests.
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Luella Knuckles interview, February 28, 1980: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 28, 1980, Paul Gentle interviewed Luella Knuckles (b. 1910 in Impolla, Texas) about life as an African-American in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knuckles talks to Gentle about the conditions that African-Americans lived in and the discrimination they faced when first arriving to the city. Knuckles, in particular, spends a portion of the interview discussing the segregated layout of Las Vegas and the jobs and opportunities that were available for the black community in a segregated town. Moreover, she provides anecdotes about her deceased husband’s employment, their experience buying and repairing a property by themselves, and the changes in attitudes as the city desegregated. The conversation later focuses on the Church’s place in the African-American community, education and participation in church activities, and Knuckle’s personal love for books and Bible study.
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Gene Leavitt interview, February 28, 1979: transcript
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Archival Collection
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On February 28, 1979, collector Monte Leavitt interviewed Gene Leavitt (born October 6th, 1923 in Mesquite, Nevada) at his home in North Las Vegas, Nevada. In this interview, Mr. Leavitt talks about his career as a truck and bus driver. He also talks about the life in Southern Nevada, the soldiers stationed here, and gambling.
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